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[knaveswitness]

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[The device clatters to the ground, accompanied by a harsh breath, a hand coming in to view. Seemingly blind groping about ensues, an effort that is somewhat hampered by the... flowers. Everywhere.]

- amnit.

[Unaware the device is on, the hand finally gets a hold of the device, and a flash of pale hair, a smudge of blood

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[concitato]

[there's something particularly unnerving about seeing xerxes break in such a condition. whatever in their world did this to him--

and he still doesn't know if leo's all right.]

What's wrong with you?

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[knaveswitness]

[Ah, it's him. Are you a contractor, boy? Are you-]

Why-

[Goddamnit the video had brodacast. He can manage a pretty good act, but there's a wet sound to his voice courtesy the blood.]

- if it isn't the young Nightray scion.

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[concitato]

Yes, and I'm asking what happened.

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[knaveswitness]

[A light "heh", under his breath, somewhere, and a thump- leaning hard against a wall.]

Do you truly want to know?

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[concitato]

Of course I want to know. This is all relevant to me just as it is to you and Gilbert and Oz Vessalius.

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[knaveswitness]

A regular junior member of Pandora, hmm?

[short... very short laugh]

You already encountered them, so it's no matter. Those Baskervilles.

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[concitato]

Where were they?

[he couldn't get a good enough look from the initial transmission, but now-- he's almost certain those formal clothes are the same that break was wearing when he last saw him. of course, they'd expected the baskervilles to show up there, but--]

At Oz's party, in that-- in Yura's mansion, correct?

[they're the best lead he has.]

Tell me what happened with them.

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[knaveswitness]

[Bingo, bingo~ The feed cuts out for a while, it's intentional, to cover his coughing fit before he comes back on the line.]

Correct.

[If he's an illegal Contractor... well, it's not like Break was going to tell him everything anyway.]

They decided to begin helping recreate a tragedy, of course.

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[concitato]

Meaning what? What happened-- to you, or to anyone else?

My sister is there, and Leo--

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[knaveswitness]

I am as you see me.

[Which is a bit bloodied, and a hell of a lot of exhausted. But for half a moment, he's... what's the word. Not compassionate- sympathetic? Something. He'll give him what he knows.]

I can only speak for the safety of myself, Lady Sharon, and Gilbert. I don't know where or in what state your sister or servant find themselves.

Or you, for that matter.